Unit 9. A first-aid course

English 9
UNIT 5. THE MEDIA
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English 9
UNIT 5. THE MEDIA
Period 45. 4. LISTEN
New words:
radio (n)
- television (n)
- telegraph (n): điện tín
- newsreel (n): phim phóng sự
- early (adj): đầu
- mid-and-late: nửa sau
Listen and say names of the media you hear.
Television
Magazine
Radio
Internet
Newspaper
Listen and fill in the blanks
It’s about the important date of the …

Where and when did the first printed … appear, Dad?

It first appeared in the 7th or 8th century AD, in …

And when was the … invented?
Listen and choose A or B
A. 708 B. 7th or 8th

A. 19th B. 90th

A. 12th B. 20th

A. 1950s B. 1940s
Chau: Dad, I’m doing an assignment. Can you help me with the information?
Father: What is the assignment about?
Chau: It’s about the important dates of the ..(1)... Where and when did the first printed ..(2).. appear, Dad?
Father: It first appeared in the ..(3).. or ..(4).. century AD, in ..(5)...
Chau: And when was the ..(6).. invented?
Father: Perhaps it was in the late ..(7).. century. Do you know what two new forms of news media appeared in the early ..(8).. century?
Chau: ..(9).. and ..(10)..?
Father: Exellent! And when did ..(11).. become a commercially viable, can you guess?
Chau: In the 1940s?
Father: No. It was in the ..(12)...
Chau: When did the ..(13).. become a major force in journalism?
Father: In the mid-and-late ..(14)...
Chau: Thank you, Dad. Now I can answer all the questions for my assignment.
KEY
Complete the table
Matching
Newspaper   1950s

Internet   20th century

Radio   7th or 8th century

Television   19th century

Newsreel   20th century

Telegraph   1990s
Practice the dialogue:
A: Where did the first printed newspaper appear?
B: It first appeared in China.
A: And when was the telegraph invented?
B: In the late 19th century. What were two new forms of news media in the early 20th century?
A: Radio and newsreels.
B: And when did television become a commercially viable?
A: It was in the 1950s.
B: When did the Internet become a major force in journalism?
A: In the mid-and-late 1990s.
Chau: Dad, I’m doing an assignment. Can you help me with the information?
Father: What is the assignment about?
Chau: It’s about the important dates of the media. Where and when did the first printed newspaper appear, Dad?
Father: It first appeared in the 7th or 8th century AD, in China.
Chau: And when was the telegraph invented?
Father: Perhaps it was in the late 19th century. Do you know what two new forms of news media appeared in the early 20th century?
Chau: Radio and newsreels?
Father: Exellent! And when did television become a commercially viable, can you guess?
Chau: In the 1940s?
Father: No. It was in the 1950s.
Chau: When did the Internet become a major force in journalism?
Father: In the mid-and-late 1990s.
Chau: Thank you, Dad. Now I can answer all the questions for my assignment.
Complete the table